Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out

to lay down (e.g. a cushion)

sometimes written as 藉く

to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate

sometimes written as 布く

to pin down; to hold down

see 尻に敷く

to lay (e.g. railway tracks)

sometimes written as 布く

to deploy (e.g. troops)

sometimes written as 布く

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

to spread (e.g. snow); to be propagated

Formal or literary term